I was sitting across the desk from the Dealer Principal at my dealership, when he was told this by someone at Honda Australia.
Thats interesting, I remember before buying mine, Honda was trying their best to sell 2023 models by making them cheaper as they were just sitting there. Was still too expensive for me so I settled for a second hand one with only 4000km on it for $62000AUD, probs could of talked the owner down more
There's no point. They don't know any more than we do.
While the FK8 refresh wasn’t sold until the November/December timeframe there were camouflaged spy photos from testing released in the May. Since there’s been no spy photos from track testing I believe there won’t be a refresh.
At a huge loss, remember. Even at 15% tariffs Honda isn't making any money on Type Rs.
The tariffs aren't actually as bad as it sounds. 50% of the car is using US parts. So $45k invoice, x50%x15% is under $4k in tariffs. Its not nothing but its not $10-15k either like some thought.
Suppose a part, say a radiator, is made in the US. That manufacturer likely imported raw materials or even a mostly finished product to the US, and is paying a tariff on it. Now that Honda supplier is losing money on the part. How long until parts prices go up? They may have already increased their cost to Honda. These tariffs are so broad, that prices will go up, there's just a lag as companies decide what to do.
